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Fact-checking Tinubu’s independence day speech
IN an early morning nationwide broadcast on Monday, October 1, 2024, the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, shared updates on the nation's progress, economic...
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Did Obi fail to conduct local government elections as Anambra governor?
A former Nigerian presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Nigeria's opposition Labour Party, was among the...
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Claim that Burkina Faso will no longer import military uniforms is FALSE
A video purportedly showing Burkina Faso's military president, Ibrahim Traore, announcing that the country will no longer be importing uniforms for its police and...
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How true is the claim that democracy began from Igbo land
AN X user, @igbohistofacts, has posted a video with a claim that democracy began globally from Igbo land.
The claimant attributed the claim to Bruce...
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No! Makinde is not the first governor to break second term jinx in Oyo State
An Arise TV journalist, Reuben Abati, has claimed that Seyi Makinde is 'the only Governor to have broken the jinx of a second term...
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Video of Shettima disparaging call for restructuring resurfaces online
A video showing Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disparaging the clamour for restructuring in the country has resurfaced online.
In the video, Shettima downplayed the...
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Video of Sanusi criticising Nigerian government is not recent
A video showing the reinstated Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, speaking on the failure of the Nigerian government to address various problems bedevilling...
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Viral video showing Yahaya Bello inside car is NOT recent
A video showing Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State, listening to music inside a luxury car has resurfaced online.
In the footage, Bello...
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Claim that Fubara is wanted by EFCC resurfaces online
A claim that the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has resurfaced online.
The...
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No! Peter Obi does not have doctorate degree
An X user, @LPLagosMedia, has claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in Nigeria's 2023 general election, has a doctorate...